*When were you happiest?

*What ten words best describe you?

Cathy is a native Houstonian. She graduated from Texas A&M University in 1980 with a Bachelor of Administration in Finance. In 1990, she graduated with honors, receiving a Masters Degree in Finance from Golden Gate University in Sacramento, CA. While working for the State of California, she has proudly received three different appointments from two sitting Governors and has accumulated twenty-one years of Executive Management experience with the State. She has 30 years of overall management experience gained in the public, for-profit and non-profit sectors. She has traveled the ten western States providing technical assistance as well as providing financial/accounting presentations for rural communities.

She has spent the last four years focused on writing her memoir, “Living Through The Pain – The Lonely Me,” fulfilling a dream she has had. In 1976, at the tender age of sixteen, she lost her father, mother, oldest brother, and sister-in-law in a private plane crash. In 1989 she lost her surviving brother to AIDS. As a single mother, she struggled to take care of her son while still being haunted by the previous tragedies of losing her immediate family members. Her suffering has provided her with the unique awareness of what enormous pain an individual can live through and still be able to propel their life forward in a productive manner. She now considers her in-depth understanding of surviving tragedies and using her pain to enrich her life as a calling from God to serve others and assist them in finding the courage to move forward. She is currently involved in developing her second career as an accomplished writer and motivational speaker.

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Rene SylerJanuary 27, 2018

Combing the aisles at Target in search of the best deal on Cheerios, it hit Rene Syler like the stench of a dirty diaper on a hot summer’s day. Not only is perfection overrated its utterly impossible! Suddenly empowered, she figuratively donned her cape, scooped up another taco kit for dinner and Good Enough Mother was born.